Schuster said: "The other day I spoke with the people of the club about the Castilla of two years ago and it is tremendous - Soldado, Jurado, Arbeloa, De la Red, Javi Garcia All are players of Primera class, but it was not clear that they could play for Madrid.

"Now, De la Red has demonstrated at Getafe, playing in the UEFA Cup, the Copa and Liga that we can trust him. Granero, equally. Both have been given life by Getafe.

"But they must know that a spot here is not guaranteed. Madrid always demands the maximum from those that defend this shield "